December 15

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World Cultures Daily Round Up for (date)

Scribed by: Kirste, tevin, Brian,Shemiah, Alyssa, Zach,Nate, Brittani

Activities for today
  • Describe acitivies for class
  • had a orogami contest
  • Took a Quiz over the reading in Red and Blue book
  • Picture of the day a cute kitten and puppy falling asleep
  • Took Notes over Japan
  • we talked about kamakasi waves and what kamakasi means
  • we talked about different eras in Japan's history
  • We had a quiz in what we read from the blue and red books.
  • We also talked about random answers on the quiz for extra credit.
  • We took brief notes over Japan's history


Concepts covered in class with brief summary
  • Describe important concepts covered in class
  • Discussed different castles
  • Europeans arrived in Japan bringing guns and Christianity
  • First Catholic Missionary was St, Francis Xavier
  • The Ashikaga age was from 1338-1573.
  • Talked about how Japanese kept their old buildings in very good condition
  • We had a lecture on Feudal Japan.
  • We talk about the garments worn by samuri.
  • We wrote about Mongol "invasions" of Japan.
  • We wrote about The Age of Warring States: 1467-1568.
  • We wrote about Oda Nobunaya Era: 1534-1582.
  • Yesterday, we talk about the Code of Chivalry for the samuris.
  • We had notes that the kamikaze winds stopped the Mongol invasions of Japan.
  • We learned that during the age of Warring States, the power shifted from above to below.
  • Oda Nobunaga banished the last Ashikaga shogun and unified a large part of Japan.



Assignments for tomorrow or later
  • Describe assignments made in class today
  • We may have an origami contest sometime??
  • ENJOY THE WEEKEND!

Additional resources and interesting items related to class today
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